noun
- plural of contractility; the ability or capacity of muscle tissue to contract or shorten in response to stimulation.
Usage: medical/physiological term; typically used in clinical or scientific contexts
Examples
- The cardiologist measured the contractilities of different heart muscle samples.
- Reduced contractilities in the ventricles can indicate heart disease.
- Exercise improves the contractilities of skeletal muscles over time.
- The study compared contractilities across various patient groups.
- Medications can affect the contractilities of smooth muscle tissue.